SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- IPNF-Idaho Panhandle National Forests-Coeur d'Alene Nursery Container Seedling Project
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 113210
— Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-1 IMAT: Clearwater; Idaho Panhandle; Kootenai; and Nez Perce NF's, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83815-8363, United States
- ZIP Code
- 83815-8363
- Solicitation Number
- AG-02RC-S-14-0021
- Point of Contact
- Leslie L. Solberg, Phone: 208-765-7433, Jerri Park, Phone: 208-765-7429
- E-Mail Address
-
lsolberg@fs.fed.us, jpark@fs.fed.us
(lsolberg@fs.fed.us, jpark@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The contract will be for (1) the moving of containers from growing areas (greenhouses and shelter houses) to the packing area; sorting, palletizing and cleaning (dipping) of the container blocks, (2) the extraction, grading and packing of the seedlings into boxes, (3) the cleaning of emptied greenhouse and shelterhouse areas, (6) removing multiple germinates from cells to leave 1 live healthy seedling (rogueing), (7) removing weeds from non-WBP container cells (8) removing weeds from WBP container cells (9) removing weeds from greenhouse and shelter houses, (10) filling container plastic trays with growing media in preparation for sowing seeds (11) filling container Styrofoam blocks with growing media in preparation for sowing seeds (12) transplanting seedlings into larger containers to promote larger seedlings. Special tasks during packing may be required such as (4) banding packed boxes with plastic banding to increase box holding strength prior to storage and (5) root pruning plugs prior to boxing and storage for later transplanting in the bare root field. Separate bid items are included since these tasks may or may not be required at the last minute and are variable in quantity. Cleaning the restroom areas used by the contractor will be the contractor's responsibility on a daily basis for sanitation. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, first aid kit, and incidentals to perform all work necessary in the areas specified. Items 1-5, 10, 11 are typically performed November through January, however, there could possibly be some summer extraction/packing involved in this contract. Successful bidder will be notified of dates and amounts. Items 6-9, 12 are typically performed February through October after sowing has occurred. Daily working time frames will be between the hours of 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday or times mutually agreed upon between Government and Contractor. The project is located at the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Coeur d‘Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery Road, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kootenai County. A solicitation for this contract will be posted on or around Monday, February 10th, 2014
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/281/AG-02RC-S-14-0021/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Coeur d'Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83815, United States
- Zip Code: 83815
- Zip Code: 83815
- Record
- SN03274404-W 20140127/140125233017-6c97a18ecc1aec090556dd98dedd459c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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